A small cargo aircraft pilot rejected the takeoff at bur because the right turboprop did not spool e...

Narrative:

As I was given takeoff clearance for runway 8 at bur I taxied into position and began adding takeoff power. As I did this I noticed that the right engine did not power up with the left engine and the aircraft momentarily steered slightly right before I corrected by pulling back both throttle quadrants and added rudder to correct for loss of centerline. I then advised tower of the complication and that I would have to abort the takeoff and return to the ramp. I exited runway 8 and asked ground if I may proceed to the runup area before going back to the ramp to investigate the issue more thoroughly. After I assessed the situation at the runup pad I returned to the ramp; shutdown; and called operations to advise them I would have to down that aircraft and switch to another due to right engine complications. No emergencies were declared and no assistance was needed for this incident. This was a maintenance issue that could not be detected by the pilot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A small cargo aircraft pilot rejected the takeoff at BUR because the right turboprop did not spool evenly with the left and so returned to the gate for another aircraft.

Narrative: As I was given takeoff clearance for Runway 8 at BUR I taxied into position and began adding takeoff power. As I did this I noticed that the right engine did not power up with the left engine and the aircraft momentarily steered slightly right before I corrected by pulling back both throttle quadrants and added rudder to correct for loss of centerline. I then advised Tower of the complication and that I would have to abort the takeoff and return to the ramp. I exited Runway 8 and asked Ground if I may proceed to the runup area before going back to the ramp to investigate the issue more thoroughly. After I assessed the situation at the runup pad I returned to the ramp; shutdown; and called Operations to advise them I would have to down that aircraft and switch to another due to right engine complications. No emergencies were declared and no assistance was needed for this incident. This was a maintenance issue that could not be detected by the pilot.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1040822
Time
Date	201210
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	BUR.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

A small cargo aircraft pilot rejected the takeoff at bur because the right turboprop did not spool evenly with the left and so returned to the gate for another aircraft.